I tried an AI Death Clock that told me when I was going to die… down to the minute
An AI-powered death knell promises to predict the exact day you will die, down to the second.
The Death Clock app, which can be downloaded from the Google and Apple stores, analyzes life choices that users regularly make, their past habits, health conditions and family history of diseases to “accurately” determine when they will die.
Users are asked to enter a number of health metrics, such as their cholesterol and blood sugar levels, as well as their exercise regimen, water intake, mental health and the current state of their romantic and plutonic relationships.
The app is supported by data from 1,200 international life expectancy studies examining 53 million participants, including information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Although it seemed like a morbid exercise, I took the test to see exactly how the results would turn out.
After answering the everyday health questions, the Death Clock app asked about the ages of my biological grandparents, how often I spend time with friends and family, and how negatively my mental health affects my daily life.
The only way to get an accurate result is to answer each question as honestly as possible and then wait with bated breath until a card with a picture of the Grim Reaper appears on the screen where you can hand out your death sentence.
To my surprise, the reaper told me that I would live to the ripe old age of 101 and even went so far as to tell me how I will die – cancer, cardiovascular disease or some other chronic condition – and provided a rolling countdown to my death. day.
To my surprise, the reaper told me that I would live to the ripe old age of 101 and even went so far as to tell me how I will die – cancer, cardiovascular disease or some other chronic condition – and provided a rolling countdown to my death. day
The Death Clock app was based on 1,200 life expectancy studies involving 53 million participants. It asks users to enter information such as their glucose levels, their mental health capacity and when their grandparents died
Not everyone was thrilled with the Death Clock app, with one person complaining about the response they received.
“Just what I needed: an app that tells me my late night taco runs are slowly killing me!” one person complained about X, although he did not specify how many years he was given.
“Forget motivational talks, I have the AI Death Clock counting down my calories and life,” he added.
If you’re worried about finding out the date of your death and would rather stay in the dark, the Death Clock app offers some hope.
When I received my results, the app offered tools and advice needed to extend my life and said weight lifting in particular plays a big role.
Despite taking three yoga classes and doing up to 150 minutes of cardio every week, the Death Clock app said I could live three years longer if I incorporated weight lifting and increased my cardio and water intake.
“Focus on regular weight lifting can contribute to muscle health and metabolic stability, which helps with weight management,” the app says.
Of course, I won’t know how accurate the results are until July 19, 2092, but Franson has touted it as “the most accurate prediction of when you will die.”
‘The death knell is not just to scare you. We are giving you an evaluation of your health,” Franson told DailyMail.com in October.
The Death Clock app predicts the age you will live and counts down every second
He explained that he and his team trained AI using longevity studies, including those from health and life insurance companies, to look at the impact that sleep, supplements and other factors have on how long someone will live.
‘So we were able to take all the existing data and methodology and basically reproduce the best of its kind to do this, using the old-fashioned methods. And then we added an AI layer on top of it,” Franson said.
People can get their death dates for free using the three-day trial, but if they want to receive an extended life plan, they can purchase a monthly subscription for $15 or an annual subscription for an annual fee of $60.
Franson advised people to take advantage of the app’s free trial, saying: ‘There is probably no more important date in your life than the day you die.’
Users are given longevity tools that help them live a longer life and tell you how many extra years you will live if you make those life changes
The Death Clock results provide a “pretty significant” improvement over standard life expectancy expectations, said Brent Franson, developer of the app.
Life tables are instruments that show the probability that a person in a specific population will live or die at a certain age. These are used by demographers, actuaries (especially in insurance companies) and population ecologists.
The AI-powered app aims to change this by offering personalized recommendations on nutrition, physical activity, health screenings and stress management – proving that the date you will die is never set in stone.
Those using the Death Clock app are asked a series of questions to not only gauge how healthy they are, but also provide insight into relationships and mental health that may contribute to a shorter lifespan.
After asking your age, the app asked other questions, such as “How much sugar do you consume every day,” “How often do you sleep for seven hours or more,” and “How often do you do cardio per week?”
The results show where you stand among the others who answered the questions: More than half of respondents reported spending more than eight hours a day sitting and consuming between one and seven alcoholic drinks per week.